Classroom experience is a crucial part of an undergraduate degree, but practical learning is vital to ensuring our graduates get a head start. Supporting their ability to gain hands-on experience can make all the difference in their university careers, as internship and research experiences become more and more necessary in our current job market.

The Dean of Arts Development Fund (DADF) provides essential funding for programs such as internship awards, research internships, and student advising, as well as numerous events, research projects, and publications by students and faculty members.

How to apply for a DADF award

Application guidelines for students

Must be a full-time student in the Faculty of Arts

The DADF does not fund individual student activities

Only University recognized groups are eligible

Priority will be given to projects taking place in the Faculty of Arts

Any project that involves another McGill Faculty must show evidence that support is being received from that Faculty (this information must be included in the budget section of the application)

Deadlines

Applications are reviewed 4 times annually and must be received by 5:00pm on the date due.

September 2018 Meeting: applications due by 5:00pm on Tuesday, September 4, 2018

December 2018 Meeting: applications due by 5:00pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2018

March 2019 Meeting: applications due by 5:00pm on Thursday, March 5, 2019

May 2019 Meeting: applications due by 5:00pm on Thursday, May 7, 2019

As always, awards are made possible through the generous support of our Alumni and friends of the Faculty of Arts.

Competition Results

A DADF administrator will inform the applicant of any decision and release the funds where applicable. Successful applicants are required to advertise the support of the Dean of Arts Development Fund. This includes the printing the DADF logo on posters and other promotional material. Recipients of funding are also required to provide a final report on the outcome of their projects or events to the Faculty of Arts Development Office within 30 days of its completion. Applicants who do not submit a final report may be ineligible for future funding.

Arts Dissertation Awards

The Arts Insights Dissertation Awards recognize excellence in doctoral research in the Faculty of Arts and are awarded at the April Arts Faculty Council Meeting. PhD students who defended their dissertation during the previous calendar year may be nominated for this award. Since 2011, two awards are given: one in the Humanities and one in the Social Sciences. Only one nomination per Department will be considered.

Dossiers must include:

a letter of recommendation from the GPD, which must indicate either a humanities or social sciences nomination, and explain the selection process;

reports of the internal and external examiners;

a copy of the candidate’s c.v.;

a copy of the dissertation’s Abstract, Table of Contents, first chapter and one other representative chapter.

a copy of the unofficial McGill graduate transcript

Please address your nomination letter to the Committee on Graduate Studies and submit it by email to adr.arts [at] mcgill.ca, no later than March 9, 2018. Please contact Nozomi Kanekatsu at adr.arts [at] mcgill.ca or at 514-398-1447 if you have any questions.

Arts Graduate Student Teaching Award

The Faculty of Arts Graduate Student Teaching Awards are designed to recognize outstanding teaching in the Faculty by graduate students and will be awarded at the April Faculty meeting.

All full-time Arts graduate students in good standing who are Teaching Assistants or Course Lecturers are eligible for this award. Any student or member of the academic staff may submit a nomination.

Three awards of $500 each will be made.

Please address your nomination letter to the Committee on Graduate Studies and submit it by email to adr.arts [at] mcgill.ca.

Please contact Nozomi Kanekatsu at adr.arts [at] mcgill.ca or 514-398-4400 ext. 094822, if you have any questions.

DEADLINE: Friday, March 9th, 2018

Recent Winners

2017-2018

Manuel Cardenas, English

David Collins, Philosophy

Jeffrey Lamontagne, Linguistics

2016-2017

Emre Amasyali, Sociology

Alice Everly, Philosophy

Felix Fuchs, English

2015-16

Milaine Alarie, Sociology

Daniel Goodhue, Linguistics

Kathrin Spiller, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

2014-15

Ms. Josie Torres Barth, English

Ms. Mehri Ghazanjani, Sociology

Mr. Michael Hamilton, Linguistics

2013-14

Mr. Douglas Barthold, Economics

Mr. Brian Buccola, Linguistics

Mr. Vladimir Ivantsov, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Mr. José Ignacio Nazif-Muñoz, Sociology

2012-2013

Ms. Bree Akesson, Social Work

Ms. Casey McCormick, English

Ms. Kalyani Thurairajah, Sociology

2011-2012

Ms. Rosemary Carlton, Social Work

Ms. Paulina Mickiewicz, Art History and Communication Studies

Mr. Walter Pedersen, Linguistics

2010-2011

Ms. Samantha Burton, Art History

Mr. Robert Stephens, Philosophy

Ms. Cheryl Thompson, Communication Studies

2009-2010

Mr. Jeffrey Sachs, Islamic Studies

Mr. Emrah Sahin, History

Mr. William Dalton, Linguistics

2008-2009

Mr. Bok Hoong Young Hoon, Economics

Mr. Yvan Tétrault, Philosophy

2007-2008

Ms. Tania Jenkins, Sociology

Mr. Oner Ozçelik, Linguistics

2006-2007

Ms. Andrea Braithwaite, Art History and Communication Studies

Mr. James Devine, Political Science

Mr. Daniel Douek, Political Science

Mr. Tobin Skinner, Linguistics

Schull Yang International Experience Awards for Graduate Travel

The Schull Yang International Experience Award, supported by Joseph Schull (BA ‘82, MA ’85) and Anna Yang (BCL, LLB ’88) helps undergraduate and graduate students gain first hand international experience related to their fields of study. The award provides full or partial funding to assist students with tuition, travel and other expenses related to their international experience. The Schull Yang International Experience Award for Graduate Travel is part of the McGill International Experience Awards. For more information, please visit here.

This award supports research travel for archival research or field work lasting at least one (1) semester. The research or field work must be directly required to complete the PhD.

Competition procedures 2018-2019

Application Deadline: July 9, 2018

Award Value: Five (5) awards of $3,600 each

Eligibility

You must be are travelling outside Canada for archival research or field work for a duration of at least one (1) semester.

Travel must take place between May 1, 2018 and April 30, 2019.

You must be registered as a full-time PhD student in the Faculty of Arts at the time of application as well as during the Academic Year 2018-2019.

You must be a returning student who will register full-time in your program for at least one (1) academic year upon completion of your travel.

How to Apply

Submit the following materials in a single PDF file by email to Nozomi Kanekatsu (adr.arts [at] mcgill.ca):

Application Form, signed by you, your supervisor, and your Graduate Program Director

A copy of your most recent unofficial McGill transcripts

CV

A copy of your ethics certificate (if your research involves human participants, animals or the use of biohazard materials)

Selection Criteria

Recipients are competitively selected based on the following criteria:

Academic excellence: You must demonstrate a level of commitment to the completion of their studies and a high standard of academic achievement in your chosen field.

Community involvement and commitment to giving back: You must show current involvement with the McGill community through extra-curricular activities, or in professional settings related to your field of study. You must also demonstrate how your international experience will impact your community and field of study.

Professional development and potential to become global leader: You must demonstrate the relevance of the international activity to your professional development, or an interest in pushing the scope of your academic discipline into a professional context.

Decisions and Notification Timeline

Decisions concerning the awards will be made by the end of July by the Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies.

If Your Application is Successful

You will be required to complete a Travel Registry Form on Minerva, and attend the McGill Pre-Departure Orientation Session.

You will be asked to submit documentation according to McGill International Experience Awards Handbook. You will receive a list of required documents by email.

You must submit, as soon as possible upon return, proof of travel in your name (boarding passes, flight itinerary, hotel receipts, etc.). Failure to submit proper documentation within 2 months of your return may result in your award being revoked.

Wolfe Graduate Fellowships

The Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy is pleased to announce a competition for a limited number of Wolfe Graduate Fellowships for McGill graduate students in the Faculty of Arts whose thesis work reflects the themes of the Chair.

The mandate of the Wolfe Chair is to conduct research, teach and perform public outreach regarding the intellectual foundations, nature and methods of scientific and technological innovation and to provide support to well-rounded students capable of making constructive contributions to debates surrounding science, technology, and society. The Chair is devoted to research that advances understanding of key scientific and technological concepts and examines the relationships among science, technology, and a broad range of social, ethical, political, and economic issues, practices and conditions.

We are seeking outstanding graduate students in the Faculty of Arts conducting research in areas directly related to the themes of the Wolfe Chair and preferably who will be writing their thesis or dissertation during the 2018-2019 academic year (preference will be given to PhD students during their final year of the program). These fellowships (valued at $8000) will be awarded on the basis of high academic standing, community involvement, and athletic activities. Students must be registered as full time graduate students during the 2018-2019 academic year to receive funds.

Media@McGill offers a research fellowship on a competitive basis, to doctoral students, registered in a department within the Faculty of Arts, conducting media-related research. The fellowship is provided to a PhD 4, 5 or 6 student conducting media-related research projects.

Please note that students registered in a program within the Department of Art History and Communication Studies are now eligible to apply for this fellowship.

Arts Internship Awards

The Faculty of Arts Internship Program allows McGill University to offer the kind of global exposure that simply cannot be replicated in the classroom. McGill University is deeply committed to ensuring that our students are provided with every possible opportunity to make the most of their undergraduate years and to provide them with the necessary tools so they will be sought after by both the best graduate schools and employers. Internships are an ideal way for students to translate their classroom experience into real-world situations and gain valuable experience related to their field of study.

Undergraduate Arts Research Internship Awards (ARIA)

The purpose of Arts Research Internship Award (ARIA) is to support students who undertake research during the summer under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Where possible, students should also be permitted to obtain academic credit for the research internship through the appropriate course offered by a department.

Moyse Travelling Scholarship for Undergrads Completing their Final Year

Founded by the late Right Honourable Lord Atholstan, to commemorate the "splendid services of Dr. Charles E. Moyse, for 42 years Professor of English, during sixteen of which he was Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Vice-Principal of the University." Two scholarships, tenable for one year, are to be awarded. One scholarship will be awarded for distinction by the Faculty of Arts and the other for distinction by the Faculty of Science. The values for each Faculty will be $10,000. If there is no winner in one of these faculties, both scholarships may be awarded to applicants in the other faculty.

Although this is highly unlikely, in the absence of applicants of sufficient merit in either of the faculties, applications from final year students in other undergraduate faculties, or from graduate students may be considered.

Holders must devote the year of tenure to advanced study, preferably in a British or European university, but not to the exclusion of other institutions approved by the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Science.

How to apply

Letters of application, whether from graduate or from students in the final year of the undergraduate course, should reach the Deans of the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Science not later than April 3rd, 2017. Applications should be accompanied by:

The names of two referees who are familiar with the applicant's work, who have been asked by the applicant to write to the Dean (c/o Course and Program Officer, Dawson Hall, Room 309) on the applicant's behalf. These letters should stress the academic and scholarly qualities that make the individual applicant outstanding in comparison with other students.

The letters of reference themselves (it is the applicant's responsibility to have letters of reference in place to complete the file).

A detailed and comprehensive statement of the applicant's proposed course of study including the institution or centre at which he or she proposes to study.

An official McGill Transcript if the applicant is not in the current graduating class.

A statement indicating other sources of graduate funding acquired or are possibly available to the applicant.